Yep, another request for the informed to educate those of us that aren't quite there yet. I think this first one is maple, but not sure. It's been on the logstack for 2 years, and is still wet and heavy as can be. Not the very top piece, but the two below the bark, the bark came from the log as well. Second log.. Not sure about that one either, but it's making the Poulan punch at the top of it's weight class, as you can see, it's bigger than the bar, and this saw isn't really happy with having it's nose plugged. Bogged down quite a bit on some cuts. But the new oiler is working aces, and the saw just seems to run better with more use. Thx for the log info Chaz
The second log is beech, likely American beech. The first, could be sugar maple, not certain on that but it's my guess. The second log is definitely beech though. Beech is great firewood. Save it for the cold nights.
Dayumm guys, I step away to poke my nose into another thread and you guys are all on it. Thx a bunch. Yeah, I told Jill today that I think it's in our best interest to get another 8 cord of seasoned wood this year, for the upcoming winter/heating season, and everything that I CSS this year can go towards the future. She said.. and I quote.. "You're looking at a 3 year plan".. I said "Yes, I am" Thanks for helping a newb find his way.
Let’s talk cuts....start on the horizontal, get to where that bar tip is just about in the wood, then reach out and change the angle of the saw to get the saw cutting vertical, bottom of the bar back towards you, and when you’ve got the saw near vertical, pull the saw back to you and finish horizontal. Or cut from both sides, but this will inevitably put the bar tip in the wood for at least half the cut... As for wood ID, I’d say it’s yummy BTU’s
Once you guys said beech, I knew that was coming.. This is the stuff I've been splitting that seems like Mozzarella sticks. Makes a mess and is stringy as hell. Just didn't associate the bark on the obviously much more mature portion compared to what I'd been splitting last summer. But it's all good, the hydraulic splitter can handle it, it's just messy. Perhaps I'll wait till its frozen to split it. Who am I kidding, I'm not going out in single digit weather to split wood unless it's absolutely necessary.
Yeah, sometimes it splits really easy, sometimes it gets twisty and then it's not so easy. Ash, yeah, typically splits super easy and is straight. Keep in mind I use hydraulics. So wood being hard splitting is relative to me.
Yeah, but then I miss the pic opportunity. But yes, after that cut, I started over the top of the log going downward and in, then rotated to top down and finished the cuts. I just couldn't resist having a pic of it buried in a log.
I'd be getting an 044 or 372 if I was gonna cut much that size. More funner. Kudos to the 42cc poulan
You know what's terrible, my wife is "SOOO EVIL".. I took that pic and she's like, You need a bigger saw don't you. I says.. well, the thought has crossed my mind. I did tell her why I did what I did and she just laughed. I will work with the Poulan as long as it works for me.
I think the first one is silver maple. There’s really no wrong way to do it unless you do that back-and-forth hand saw action while you’re cutting...
You know, everyone laughs at this video she posted, but I'll have you know, that was a VERY productive day in the woods for us guys. Thx MightyWhitey
Or a Dolmar /Makita 6421.... Something bigger than a 42cc poulan at least. Heck, the 6421 pulls a 20" b&c through beech and other hard woods so much better than the 029s that's 57cc with a 16" b&c.
I have been contemplating an upgrade, but honestly, the Poulan handles everything that I work on so far. These two logs I worked on today are the rare exception where I have to come over the top or from each side. Most of the time I'm looking at wood in the 12-16 inch variety, and the saw handles those quite easily. Not as quickly as my buddies Stihl 260Pro, but I believe that's a 52cc engine.. so it goes to figure that it'd have more umph to it. Gotta say though, the Poulan didn't lose to it by much.
I had an entire tree worth of beech last fall. Easy splitting stuff too. Some bastage helped themselves to all of it. My experience with American Beech is: Heavy. Great firewood, burns hot and long. Sometimes tough to split with the twisty grain mentioned above. Sometimes a split will come off the wedge and be 6" on one side and 2" at the other. Get it off the ground, quick. Beech seems to take rot in about a year if left lying on the ground in my area. I have rolled a couple logs over the hill that I didn't get split and stacked fast enough. Once split, seems to be fine, but if left as a log and on the ground rot comes pretty fast. All that said, I will go for an oak before a beech if all things considered are equal (getting to it and gettting it out of the woods).
